2015 ASCA Summer Reading List

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1 2015 ASCA Summer Reading List Book List for Entering Kindergarten. We ask that you have your child read three to five books this summer. Be sure to bring your favorite of the three books with you the first week of school. Title Naughty Little Monkeys When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really, Angry The Neighborhood Mother Goose Stagestruck A Frog Thing Pie in the Sky Moles Hill: A Woodland Tale The Gingerbread Girl Author Aylesworth, Jim Bang, Molly Crews, Nina DePaola, Tomie Drachman, Eric Ehlert, Lois Ehlert, Lois Ernst, Lisa Campbell The Gingerbread Man Kimmel, Eric A. The Kissing Hand Rainbow Fish stories Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Counting Crocodiles Wild About Books Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Little Quack More More More said the Baby: 3 Love Stories Alphabet Adventure The Napping House Penn, Audrey Pfister, Marcus Prelutsky, Jack Sierra, Judy Sierra, Judy Taback, Simms Thompson, Lauren Williams, Vera Wood, Audrey Wood, Audrey

2 Book list for incoming 1 st graders: We ask that you have your child read at least two books this summer. Marc Brown (Arthur s Reading Trick) Lois Ehlert (Lots of Spots) Kevin Henkes (A Good Day) Leo Lionni (Fish is Fish) Laura Numeroff (If You Take a Mouse to School) Cynthia Rylant (Puppy Mudge Wants to Play) Mo Willems (Cat the Cat, Who is That?) Tomie de Paola (Big Anthony) Leo Lionni (On My Beach There are Many Pebbles) Patricia Polacco (The Keeping Quilt) Jane Yolen (Owl Moon) Emily Green (Fireflies) Non-fiction Jessie Nelson and Karen Leigh (Labracadabra) Lisa Guidone (What Happens at a Museum?) Non-Fiction Eric Carle (The Tiny Seed) Arnold Lobel (Frog and Toad are Friends) Series Books Hello Readers Levels 1 and 2 Harper I Can Read Books Levels 1 and 2 I Spy by Jean Marzollo Let s Find Out (non-fiction) Suggested Authors Beatrix Potter Jack Keats Bill Martin Jr. H.A. Rey Donald Crews Leo Lionni Dr. Seuss Margaret Brown Eric Carle Tomie depaola

3 Book list for incoming 2 nd graders: We ask that you have your child read three to five books this summer. Please bring the books with you the first week of school. Title Crickwing Below Sylvia Jean, Drama Queen You Read to Me, I ll Read to You Dear Mr. Blueberry Frog and Toad stories Little Critter stories Flossie and the Fox The Honest-to-goodness Truth Once Upon an Ordinary School Day Mr. Putter and Tabby Dory Story Amelia Bedelia stories Ordinary Mary s Extraordinary Deed Don t Forget Winona Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair Henry and Mudge stories Skippyjon Jones And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon The House on East 88 th Street The Other Side Author Cannon, Janell Crews, Nina Ernst, Lisa Campbell Hoberman, Mary Ann James, Simon Lobel, Arnold Mayer, Mercer McKissack, Patricia McKissack, Patricia McNaughton, Colin Cynthia Rylant Pallotta, Jerry Parish, Peggy Pearson, Emily Peterson, Jeanne Polacco, Patricia Rylant, Cynthia Schachner, Judy Stevens, Janet Waber, Bernard Woodson, Jacqueline

4 Book list for incoming 3 rd graders: 3 rd Grade Students Need to Choose 2 Books from the Book List 1 project needs to be done for each book from the Grade 3 Book Project- Choice Board Books are listed by levels: from Picture Books to Chapter Books Title Mercy Watson Books Aaron s Hair Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild Strega Nona Takes a Vactation Stuart Goes to School Bella Baxter and the Itchy Disaster The Statue of Liberty (nonfiction) Veterinarian (nonfiction) Sarah Plain and Tall The Dog That Stole Home Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman The Field Trip Mysteries (series) Abe Lincoln s Hat (nonfiction) Five True Dog Stories (nonfiction) Author Kate Di Camillo Robert Munsch Herman Parish Tomie DePaola Sara Pennypacker Jane Mason Lucille, Recht-Penner Jacqueline Gorman Patricia MacLachlan Matt Chistopher Francesca Simon Shaun Brezenoff Martha Brenner Margaret Davidson The 13-Story Treehouse Adventures of a South Pole Pig Dog Diaries(series) Ramona Quimby Age 8 Being Teddy Roosevelt Rosa Parks (nonfiction) Dinosaur Bones Andrew Carnegie: Builder of Libraries Andy Griffiths Chris Kurtz Kate Klimo Beverly Cleary Claudia Mills Eloise Greenfield Aliki (nonfiction) Charnan Simon(nonfiction) Continued on next page..

5 Grade 3 Book Project Choice Board Students will need to choose two boxes to complete their novel readings. Each written Book Cover Create a book cover for the book you read. Make sure it looks different from the actual book cover. On the front include the title, author, illustrator, and a picture. On the back include the setting, characters, genre, and a summary of the book. Materials Needed: drawing paper, markers, crayons project should be ¾ of a page or longer. Comic Strip Create a comic strip showing 5 major events from the book in sequence. Include captions and /or dialogue bubbles to retell the story along with pictures. Materials Needed: computer paper cut into strip, and, pencil, crayons Friendly Letter Write a one page to a friend recommending your book. Tell your friend what the book was about and why you would recommend it. Make sure you include the title, author, characters, and setting. OR Write a letter to one of the characters of the story. Talk to them about events that happen in the story. You can also ask them questions about events that happened. Poster Board Create a poster board trying to convince other students to read your book. In your advertisement you need to include the title, author, and summary. Remember you are trying to sell your book for others to read, be creative. Materials Needed: poster board, markers, crayons Mural Create a mural that represents your book. You can use graffiti drawing. You need to include title, picture of the characters, picture of the setting, and picture of the setting. A written explanation of the mural is also needed. Materials Needed: computer paper, crayons, chalk(spray mural with hair stray to set the chalk) Story Mobil Create a mobile to go with your story. On the mobile you will need to include the title, author, setting, characters, beginning, middle, and end of the story. You and also add illustrations to the three parts of the story. Materials Needed: hangar, string, computer paper, pencil crayons Crossword Puzzle Using graph paper make a crossword puzzle with answers to questions from the book. Make sure to include the title, author, vocabulary words that are new to you, questions on the setting and plot. Also have an answer key written Materials Needed: graph paper, pencil Materials Needed: paper/pencil / can be typed Poem or Song Create a poem or song that summarizes the story. Include the title author, setting, characters and summary. Materials Needed: paper, pencil Timeline Create a timeline of events that happen in the story. The events need to be in order that they occur in the book. They can be labeled by dates,time or 1 stt, 2 nd, 3 rd,(etc).include title, author, characters, setting and summary.(may include illustrations) Materials Needed: computer paper, cut into strips, pencil, crayons

6 Book list for incoming 4th graders: Read a minimum of two books (each book with one completed project see Grade 4 PROJECTS below). Books are listed by level from easy to difficult. Picture books are marked. Only one picture book may be chosen. Means Picture Book Guyku Raczka, Bob HIP Jr. Series: BATS- Mysteries: BAT- Napped BATS in the Jingle BATS Reluctant readers Baseball BATS BATS on Break BATS past Midnight The Name of this book is Secret Callie be Gold Bosch, Pseudonoymous Hurwitz, Michele The Boxcar Children Series Warner, Gertrude C. Waiting for the Magic Mirror Mirror Indian in the Cupbaord Knights of the Kitchen Table The Cricket in Times Square Captain Nobody Lewis and Clarke The Shadows Maclachan, Patricia Singer, Marilyn Banks, Lynne Reid Scieska, Jon Selden, George Pitchford, Dean Kroll, Steven West, Jacqueline Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher Coville, Bruce Redwoods Chin, Jason CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

7 Grade 4 PROJECTS: Complete 2 boxes: 1 per book Write an Essay Write an essay that connects something from the book to your life. Story Using the same theme of the story, write your own. Time Travel Write what would happen if you traveled into the book. Friends Tell which of the characters you would like to be friends with and why. Collage Create a collage of your book. Include characters, setting, themes, events Get the Facts Write down the who, what, where, when and why from your book. Second Chance Write about how it would change the story if a character had made a different decision. Biography Write a biography on one of the characters. Draw Draw in a cartoon format the 5 most important events in the story. Billboard Create a billboard for your book that shows the most important things about your book. Song Create a song about a character or event from the book. P.S. Write a continuation of the book. What would happen next. What If Write what would happen if the main character was something other than what they are: different gender, different species Timeline Create a timeline of important events. You need at least 10. Postcard Write to a friend, the author, or a character in the book about the book.

8 Book list for incoming 5 th graders: We ask that you have your child read two to four books this summer. Please bring the books with you the first week of school. Title Peter and the Starcatchers Gregor the Overlander The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Summer of the Skunks Dork in Disguise Baseball Card Adventure Author Barry, Dave Collins, Suzanne DiCamillo, Kate Foreman, Wilmoth Gorman, Carol Gutman, Dan Ida B: -and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Hannigan, Katherine Into the Wild The Capture Hunter, Erin Lasky, Kathryn Main Street series Martin, Ann M. My Feet Are Laughing A Year down Yonder Toes Bone Baseball in April and Other Stories Help! series The Mysterious Benedict Society The Wish Master Dear America series Mysteries in our National Parks series Norman, Lissette Peck, Richard Seidler, Tor Smith, Jeff Soto, Gary Strasser, Todd Stewart, Trenton Lee Wright, Betty Ren various authors Skurzynski, Gloria CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

9 Fifth Grade LITERATURE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES Read 2-4 books from the Summer Reading List 2015, and complete one activity for each book. 1. Write five dialogue journal entries 2. Compare and contrast with movie 3. Create a collage based on the book and present it to the class 4. Summarize your book 5. Write an author s biography 6. Make a puzzle depicting a scene or character from the book 7. Create a crossword puzzle containing 20 words from the book 8. Create a word search containing 20 words from the book 9. Read an additional book by the same author compare and contrast 10. Vocabulary builder write the definition and a sentence for 20 words 11. Illustrate a scene from your book 12. Create a book jacket 13. Create a bookmark include a book recommendation and key events 14. Write a letter to the author 15. Storytelling based on a fable or fairytale 16. Act out a scene from a book or story 17. Read two short stories compare and contrast 18. Read a nonfiction piece complete additional research and respond

10 ASCA Junior High Summer Reading List 2015 We are sure you can t wait for summer to begin-long, fun-filled days without school. Not so fast! We all know summer is the time to catch up on your own outside reading interest: sci-fi, adventure tales, mysteries, etc. However, before you get lost in your own literary world, you have a few reading assignments to complete before school resumes this fall. In preparation for your Language Arts class in junior high, we expect you to read 2 books this summer from the ASCA Junior High Summer Reading List for students entering grades 6-8. In addition to reading the required books, you must also complete the attached graphic organizer and bring it to class on the first day of school. This year s summer reading theme is Every Hero Has a Story. Heroes are everywhere, and their stories are worth reading. This year s reading list will include some books with heroes and their stories. Just pick a book to find the hero inside. Also, think of an everyday hero in your life. Perhaps this person is a parent, coach, teacher, doctor/nurse, fireman, cancer/illness survivor or someone who has overcome incredible odds. This summer, have your hero tell you his/her story and take a picture with him/her to bring to school to give to your English/Language Arts teacher on the first day. We will display these in the hallway outside each ELA classroom. Although the requirement is to read 2 books for the coming school year, it is highly recommended that student read more than 2 books over the summer months to increase vocabulary and reading comprehension. Check out your public library for more suggestions to locate books that match individual interests and reading levels.

11 Students who read six books or more (over the summer break) may improve or maintain their reading achievement. The Reading Teacher May Junior High Suggesting Reading List Summer 2015 Grades 6-8 Title Better Nate Than Ever Will in Scarlet Brown Girl Dreaming Counting By 7s Author Federle, Time Cody, Matthew Jacqueline Woodson Holly Goldberg Sloan Someone Named Eva Wolf, Joan M. This Journal Belongs to Ratchet A Soldier s Secret Elephant Run Mountain Dog Pure Grit I Am Malala Life as We Knew It Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 Football Hero Mockingbird Cavanaugh, Nancy Moss, Marissa Smith, Roland Engle, Margarita Farrell, Mary Cronk Yousafzai, Malala Pfeffer, Susan Beth Evans, Richard Paul Green, Tim Erskine, Kathryn

12 Hidden Chomp Shadow on the Mountain Lincoln s Grave Robbers Never Say Die Road Trip The Mark of the Dragonfly Titanic: Voices From the Disaster Frost, Helen Hiaasen, Carl Preus, Margi Sheinkin, Steve Hobbs, Will Paulson, Gary Johnson, Jaleigh Hopkinson, Deborah The President Has Been Shot Swanson, James L. Fish in atree Crossing the Wire Chains Boys Without Names Hunt, Lynda Mullaly Hobbs, Will Anderson, Laurie Halse Kashmira, Sheth Final Thoughts Although you are assigned to read only 2 books this summer, please do not limit yourself to only two books. Also, all the books listed above have various reading levels. Pick books that you will enjoy as well as those that will challenge you. If you find the book to easy or difficult to read, chose another. For the required graphic organizer, you need to find 5 words that you do not know. If you are unable to find any words in your book, it is probably too easy for you. * Also, do not read a book from the list that you have already read in school. We have our ways of finding this out

13 Junior High Graphic Organizer for Summer Reading When you return to school in the fall, you are to have the following graphic organizer completed making a connection between your two chosen books. Please include page numbers where you find proof to explain your answers. Ex: John was the smartest boy in school - pg. 41. Remember to look for the hero, usually the protagonist, of your books. You may copy this and type your responses or print out and write your responses. This will be due the first week of school. Elements Title of Book #1: of Literature Page # Title of Book #2: Characterization Protagonist(Hero) : Protagonist (Hero): Page # Qualities of a Hero- Explain what makes this character a hero. Description of main character: physical, intellectual, emotional, social (pg. #) Point of View- 1 st person-( I author is main character), 3 rd person limited- ( he/she different characters tell story) 3 rd person omniscient ( narrator tells story)

14 Setting-time & place Elements of Literature Title of Book #1 Title: Page Page # # Title of Book #2 Title: Page Page # # Sensory Detail of Setting- List 5 examples of sensory details that help you picture the setting of each story-use senses of smell, sound, and sight Conflict- Explain the type of conflict faced by the main character in each book. (man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs technology/fantasy) Figurative Language- Find at least 3 examples of figurative language in each book. (similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole) Vocabulary Find 5 words in each book that are unfamiliar to you. Define the word and include the page # Include where you found the definitions. (Dictionary.com) 3. 3.

15 Fiction or Non Fiction? Explain whether each book is a piece of fiction or non-fiction and prove with examples from each book. Elements Title of Book #1: Page Title of Book #2: Page of # # Literature Theme- What is the explicit theme(clear easy to understand) of each book? What is the implicit theme (not as clear or just implied) theme of each book? Explicit: Explicit: Implicit: Implicit: Connection- Can you make a personal connection to one of the books your read? Perhaps you can connect to a character,conflict or the theme? Favorite Book-Explain which book you enjoyed more and why. Can you